Faith

Moments and milestones: What shook up the Singapore Church in 2018?

As 2018 comes to a close, we thought that we’d take a closer look on what the local Church has experienced this year. Living up to its designation as the Year of Prayer, 2018 was filled with...

Discipleship

Why you need discipline this year

Today, I want to talk about discipline. DISCIPLINE TO DO “Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown...

Culture

What if every year is the worst year ever?

If you’ve done a search for the “worst year ever”, you might’ve read about year 536. I quote: “It started when a mysterious fog swept over the continent (of Europe), veiling the sun in...

Music

Light Has Won: Hinghwa Methodist Church has a song to sing

It all began when Sam, one of the youths from my church, approached me and asked to write a song together. Sam had suffered a bad stomach infection a few years ago and it gave him frequent vomiting...

Videos

Our Top 5 videos of 2018

If you’re sitting back and reminiscing the days gone by in the final hours of 2018, here are our Top 5 videos of the year to keep you company. #5 Because He died, I’ll live forever: The...

Faith

Our Top 10 stories by contributors in 2018

The stories you read on Thir.st are a unique blend of voices from across our little island of Singapore – and at times, around the region. Many of these testimonies are written by contributors, and...

Faith

In a coma at 9: Now Emmanuel fights to live the fullest life

“We just wanted him to be healthy and enjoy his childhood,” Evang, Emmanuel’s mum, shares with me. “Just like normal kids.” Emmanuel’s life has been anything but normal. The...

Discipleship

Where are your accusers?

We are all on a search for significance. And this pursuit of significance varies in expression. For some, that pursuit may come in the form of an obsession to do “well” in life, for...

Faith

Letting go, letting God

Some time ago, I was anxious about some decisions I had to make on the career front for the future. I could feel the uncertainty gripping my heart as I searched for answers to the questions that rang...